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Famatinite from
Laguna Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Famatinite
Formula:Cu3SbS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Famatinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laguna Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1248323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1248323:3
GUID (UUID V4):34ebe4a4-b932-4b10-a437-2801b41ab5d1
Nearest other occurrences of Famatinite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Mushette lease, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Red Top Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Goldfield Mine, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) Jumbo Extension mine, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) Jumbo Extension Mining Company, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) Clermont Mine (Claremont Mine), Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Jumbo Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Combination Mine, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) Goldfield Deep Mines, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SecondarySulfatesat Goldfield, Nevada Abstract The Goldfield mining district of western Nevada is at the site...underlyingpre-Tertiary plutonic and metasedimentary rocks of the district are intensely and extensively altered. Tabular...fractures. Alunite is widespreadthroughout the district in the altered areas. Primary alunite pervadesthe... 618 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SULFATES AT GOLDFIELD, NEVADA forms sulfides,and SO2 is ultimately oxidized...hydrothermalfluid. In con- northeastof the town of Goldfield, at the intersection trast to hypogenesulfates
Report (issue)
PAPER 66 THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA BY FREDERICK LESLIE RANSOME ASSISTED IN THE..._____ . ___________________ . _. Situation of the district.-~ ............... _..... ______ .. ________________________...______ ..... __ ........... _·_..... History of mining ....................... ............ . __ .. _.......... ............... . Correlation of the Goldfield rocks with those of the surrounding region_ .... . . . . . . . CHAPTER X.-MiJ?-eralogy of the district ................... .............. r • • • • •
Report (issue)
Elen1ents Near Ore Bodies in the Oxidized Zone at Goldfield, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL SPOkANE~...at Goldfield, Nevada By R. P. ASHLEY and]. P. ALBE~S GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE GOLDFIELD MINING...MINING .DISTRICT, NEVADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 843-A An evaluation of nine elements...prospecting in the hydrothermally altered area at Goldfield ·.': '• !.'· UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTIN·G...zone at Goldfield, Nevada. (Geology and geochemistry of the Goldfield Mining District, Nevada) (Geological
Journal (issue)
Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
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.... 5 by C. S. Stolburg Minerals of the Pereta mine, Tuscany, Italy ..................................and M. Tazzini Alteration minerals of the Cetine mine, Tuscany, It a ly ................................ Sabelli and G. Brizzi Siegenite from the Buick mine, Bixby, Missouri .................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...visit the gun and knife show at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. Here are some items culled
Report (issue)
and Butler, G. M.-Arizona lode gold mines and mining: Univ. Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 137, 1934...Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 148, 1941. Apache County 2: 17 Gregory, H. E.-Geology Prof. Paper 93, 1917...the Navajo country. U.S. Geol. Survey Cochise County 3:04 Ransome, F. L.-The geology and ore deposits...Tombstone district, Arizona: Univ. Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 143, 1938. Gila County 4:03 Ransome...Ransome, F. L.-Geology of the Globe copper district, Arizona: U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 12, 1903. 4:19
Report (issue)
figures in Bulletin 140. Lode deposits Cochise County-Warren (Bisbee) and Turquoise districts, with ores...silver, and lead. Tombstone district, with lead-silver ores. Pearce district, with silver ores. Dragoon...Dragoon Mountains, Manzoro district. Dos Cabezas Mountains, Dos Cabezas and Teviston districts. Huachuca Mountains...Mountains. Swisshelm Mountains. Gila County-Globe-Miami district, with ores of copper and silver. Dripping...Mountains, Barnes district, with ores of copper, lead, and silver. Payson district. Graham County-Galiuro Mountains
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Journal (issue)
invited. mrm Wilber P. O. BOX 47 CARSON CITY, NEVADA 89701 (PHONE) 702-883-3242 in e r a lo g ic a...Sulfosalt Environment: The Mineralogy of the Julcani District, P e r u ....................................215..... 247 WULFENITE—from level 4 of the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona. The specimen was collected in 1971...their help, and their country, where a change in mine ownership has also response has been wonderful....Individuals who have con­ sometimes meant a change in mine name. How many sented to serve as members of this
Report (volume)
California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Hydraulic TurbinpM MILWAUKEE, Metallurgical Machinery Mining Machinery Perforated Oil l-:imini-- Metals I'liiiiliini:...are getting the most in service from Worthington mining equipment — :the most from the standpoint of first...power consumption. Worthington meets needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens
Report (volume)
so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost...most wear, Worthington meets the needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...(all types) Crushers Crushing Rolls NEW YORK Mine Pumps Oil Engines Sampling Machinery Screens Stamp
Journal (issue)
T TT^ Wayne &Dona Leicht, 332 Forest Ave., #8, Laguna Beach, CA92651 \ ) A ii (714) 494‘7695 • • • 494-5155...Angeles • Note our mailing address: P.O. Box 1621. Laguna Beach. CA 92652. The Mineralogical Record Inc...C. R. Anhaeusser Minerals of the Linwood mine, Scott County,Iowa ..................... 231 by P. L. Garvin...Sevillano The geoscience collections of the Freiberg Mining Academy .........................................in the still open underground workings of the Gem mine. He encountered an open pocket containing well formed
Journal (issue)
C. R. Anhaeusser Minerals of the Linwood mine, Scott County, Iowa ............. 231 by P. L. Garvin &...Sevillano The geosc_ience collections of the Freiberg Mining Academy .........................................in the still open underground workings of the Gem mine. He encountered an open pocket containing well formed...substantial quantities of candy for the children in the mining camps he would visit. He would typically stop in...significant occurrence is that of the Witwatersrand Goldfield which has accounted for approximately 98% of all
Journal (issue)
& Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 494-7695 . . . 494-5155 ...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Bishop copper prospect near Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...BISHOP COPPER PROSPECT near Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia Henry Barwood Route 3, Box 144 Auburn
Report (issue)
nomenclature. ABSTRACT The Castrovirroyna mining district lies in the Andean Cordillera of South Central...Supervene silver ores vere first mined. Currently the district produces about 20,000 tons of laad*sinc ore and...and 50OO tons of silver ore annually* The district: Is underlain by Tertiary andesitlc rocks interbedded...vestermaost veins at la Virreyna* In tha center of the district, around Caudalosa, lead sulfantiiaonldas are the...pattern of vallrock alteration throughout the district grades from silicification and scricitization
Report (volume)
application of mineral deposit models to classic mining areas in Bolivia. The data that result from these...United States. Bolivia has a long and important mining history, and mineral resources will probably continue...development of future exploration and investment of the mining industry in nontraditional areas of the Andean...being the best example. After hundreds of years of mining, these deposits are still productive and the Cordillera...effort to promote the development of the Bolivian mining sector, TDP provided a grant of $2 million to the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
late in October 1998. During his long career as a mining engineer, economic geologist, and mineralogist...the New Jersey Zinc Company at the Sterling Hill mine in New Jersey, where he remained until drafted into...Synthesis, and Genetic Significance of Luzonite, Famatinite, and Some Related Minerals.” In the ensuing few...and Dona Leicht 875 North Pacific Coast Highway ,Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1415 19)494-5155; F A X( 9 4 9
Book (volume)
...........................................283 Nevada ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
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ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986 [ ONTARIO] NEVADA] [ 16 / 1985 [ 65-128 265-328 261-336 209-272...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
Journal (issue)
Wayne and Dona Leicht, 332 Forest Avenue No. 8, 1 Laguna Beach, Cal. 92651 (714) 494-7695 ... 49 |\ y /...Angeles • Note our mailing address: P.O. Box 1621, Laguna Beach, CA 92652, ADVERTISING S U P P L E M E...cut & rough gems, fossils, earth science books, mining memorabilia, jewelry and jewelry findings and any...new species which he ha discovered at the Tip Top mine was named robertsite in his honoi Roberts was founder...cm, collected in 1867 at Grube Louise (the Louise mine), Biirdenbach, Westerwald, West Ger­ many. Photo
Report (issue)
Zi oe Mountatn ~Pass) cs. sim ssicwiy tat.0e 276 Nevada City-Grass Valley ..... 279 New Almad@n 6.6sravs...no OIL ORO OIG ZoZ 292 Boulder County Tellurides .... 294 Boulder County Tungsten ...... eeoeeesee 296...323 A. Rifle area, Colorado «0s... 323 B. Uravan District, Colorado 324 Cope tick Rock DIsEEIcL sCoLoradO)...324 DeeGkante District, New sMext Comer. clecetsls cused cists! 0/0 326 E. Shiprock District, Utah—Arizona...Utah—Arizona ....vccccsnens F. Monticello-Moab-Thompsons District, Utah .....secvceee 326 327 ee eeseeee Gig GE
Book (volume)
...........................................243 Nevada .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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...........................................243 Nevada .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones...gemstones, instead of metallic ores, and mining for turquoise was enormously extended throughout the...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel
 
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